A display has first (14) and second (20) spatial light modulators for modulating light from a light source (12). The first spatial light modulator has a plurality of elements (16) switchable between ON and OFF states according to a pattern having a spatially- varying density. Transfer optics (26) blur and carry light modulated by the first spatial light modulator to the second spatial light modulator to yield a light field at the second spatial light modulator. The second spatial light modulator has a plurality of elements (22) switchable between ON and OFF states to perform temporal dithering of the light field to provide a reconstruction of the image.
